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Submitted: 25 awesome Cross-platform games you can download for free.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:56:24 +0000

I'd certainly never want that to happen to any of our DownloadSquad readers, so here's a list of games that you can install on Windows, Mac, and Linux (and some even on BeOS and BSD). Enjoy!

Submitted: Inside the World's Greatest Keyboard.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:50:05 +0000

From the satisfying click of its keys to its no-nonsense layout and solid steel underpinnings, IBM's 24-year-old Model M is the standard by which all other keyboards must be judged.

Submitted: 10 Notable Diamonds - Neatorama

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:22:58 +0000

These days, it’s a big deal when celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Katie Holmes get six and five-carat diamonds in their engagement rings (respectively). But compared to these 10 gems, those trinkets are nothing. Here are the stories...

Submitted: Assembled Life Sized RX78 Gundam.

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:17:57 +0000

I decided to make another trip to Odaiba, an over an hour and a half trip from Yokosuka, to check the progress on the life sized RX-78 Gundam from the original Gundam series that I have been covering since May.

Submitted: Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years.

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:16:34 +0000

After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets.

Submitted: 100+ Alternative Search Engines You Should Know.

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:15:14 +0000

Google is the most powerful search engine available, but when it comes to searching for something specific, Google may churn out general results for some.This is when niche-specific search engines comes into the picture.

Submitted: YouTube - Running iPod / iPhone OS on Mac Pro

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Running iPod / iPhone OS on Mac Pro + 24" multitouch.

Submitted: A gamer's dozen: 12 of the best games and gadgets from E3 2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:57:23 +0000

Submitted: Top 10 Social Media Industry Segments.

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:45:26 +0000

It ranks the top segments being talked about in the social media space for May 2009. Looking at them this way, the top 10 segments in this Buzz Study ranking are (in order).

Submitted: Firefox Video Ad Also Created in Japan

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:41:43 +0000

Like the Google Chrome ad for TV, the Firefox promotion video also uses stop-motion animation and was created in Japan as well.

Submitted: Frenchman creates mini-Paris in garden.

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:16:11 +0000

The Frenchman, 29, has spent 15 years crafting landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Sacré Coeur out of old concrete blocks, baby food jars and soup tins.

Submitted: Wolfram Alpha is not Skynet!

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:29:05 +0000

Interestingly it was just a simple question someone asked Wolfram Alpha and the search engine interpreted it, linking it exactly where the name first came into existence (In Terminator).

Submitted: North Korea Secrets Uncovered In Google Earth by Amateur Spies - North Korea Uncovered

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:13:17 +0000

On April 4 2007, Curtis Melvin—a PhD student at George Mason University—decided to start the "North Korea Uncovered" project. Two years later it became the definitive reference for the country's secrets, thanks to an army of amateur spies.

Submitted: What Google was originally called and other interesting facts about Google’s humble beginnings.

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:01:20 +0000

Yep, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin begun work on their search engine, it wasn’t originally called Google. They went with the rather obscure Backrub, only changing it a year into development and yes, the hand in the logo was Larry Page’s, scanned.

Submitted: Bing! Here Come the TV Ads.

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:56:59 +0000

Steve Ballmer says he "gulped" when he approved the marketing budget for Microsoft's new Bing search engine -- it's reportedly in the $100 million range. Here's where some of that money is going -- Microsoft's new TV ads, which begin running today.

Submitted: How Apple decides whether or not to put an app on the App Store

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:50:25 +0000

Submitted: 50 Beautiful Hand-Drawn Web Design.

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:42:49 +0000

Most web designs starts off with a pen and paper before its taken over by Photoshop. However, we’ve noticed a new trend (probably not too new) where designers are bringing back sketches as a form of design.

Submitted: Google Wave: Our First Hands-On Impressions

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:38:57 +0000

Today, we got access to Wave, and after testing it for a while, we can confidently say that Google is indeed on to something. The developer sandbox version we have access to is still a bit rough around the edges, and quite a few functions are still unavai

Submitted: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Google's Search Business (GOOG)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:34:12 +0000

We cover Google for a living, so we thought we'd read Steven Levy's feature about Google's search business in this month's Wired and learn nothing, absolutely nothing. We were wrong. 10 things you didn't know about Google's (GOOG) search business.

Submitted: Bing User Guide- How to Use Bing

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:19:35 +0000

Bing is defined as the decision engine rather than a normal search engine. This article is aimed at getting the best out of Bing search and we are discussing almost all features available in Bing presently.

Favorite: Three Trillion Dollar War

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:28:49 +0000